Handmade by Navajo artist Terry Martinez
Terry Martinez is a world class Navajo silversmith and has been creating jewelry for over 30 years, he uses traditional practices and techniques to create his works of art. Most of the silver on his pieces is pounded out with a hammer into the desired shape.
This is a pair of sterling silver, handmade, Navajo post-back earrings with natural Bisbee Turquoise. The stones are a light blue color with a bit of a lavender and a reddish brown matrix. The stones sit in a smooth bezel. Terry added a hand braided rope of silver to the base of the stones, Martinez also added one braided silver rope to the sides, top, and bottom making the over all shape a cross, he separated the silver ropes with three round wires of silver. Beautiful silver work!
These earrings measure 1-1/8 inch by 1-1/8 inch. The stones measure 3/8 inch.
Stamped Sterling and Terry Martinez.
